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New Somali Cabinet Urged to Support Ban on Charcoal Trade

Newly appointed ministers are being called on to support the ban on the export, after the UN halted trade to stop both the flow of money to Al Shabaab and slow the environmental damage.
Steven Ariong/Monitor

Burning charcoal (file photo): Charcoal is reportedly the main financial source of militia group Al Shabaab.

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